A R B PLANT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09360596 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£16.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16,734
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.9k | £10.0k |
| Current assets | £9.0k | £12.9k |
| Net assets | £16.7k | £15.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A R B PLANT LIMITED
- 2014-12-18➕BETTINSON, Andrew Rhys appointeddirector
- 2014-12-18➕HEIMAN, Osker appointeddirector
- 2014-12-18➖HEIMAN, Osker resigneddirector
- 2014-12-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2014-12-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Rhys Bettinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AEA PACKAGING LIMITED→ 08422070 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AFRICAN FLAVOUR LIMITED→ 16211855 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140
Registered office
47/49 Grove Street
Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 6LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BETTINSON, Andrew Rhys→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEIMAN, Osker→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-12-18 · resigned 2014-12-18
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Recent filings (24 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-21